Rainy Day Reads

Tag started by  Mary . This is her image. I saw this on  Christine's  blog, and decided to do it, because it looked fun! ...even though I wasn't officially tagged (but I feel like half of tag posts are people who haven't been formally tagged. So...). I wanted to do this because I love sweaters. Since I live in a very rainy part of the world, sweaters are a must 9+ months of the year :) The tag was originally in October, which is most fitting, but it's still prime sweater weather here, people pull out their brightest coloured sweaters to drive the January/February blues away. (And also even for those 3 months in the summer when it's warm enough to not need sweaters, people still take them everywhere. Just in case. Old habits die hard) Fuzzy sweater (a book that is the epitome of comfort) Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (or anything by her, to be honest). I can devour it in a day, and it's just such a cozy read. I...

It's raining properly for the first time in months. When I got up, there was a chill in the air, but the sun didn't come to burn it and chase it away. Instead, the clouds rolled in and started to let droplets loose. Said rain droplets are making a comforting sound as the wind lashes them against my window, a sound that I have missed dearly these summer months. I have just finished a mug of tea, and am trying to talk myself into getting up for another. I have some samples of loose leaf tea that I am currently really enjoying, and a very cozy mug. I have some fairy lights going in some fall themed candle holders, and I've got the "Your Favorite Coffeehouse" playlist playing on spotify. I have my very large, very pretentious tome of Irish Fairy and Folk tales here by my side, and Goodreads tells me that I'm roughly 70% through. I've done some writing, some editing, and some general musings. I'm huddled up in my cozy hoodie dress and legging...